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It's easy to feel cynical about "A Midsummer's Night Dream." There is no evidence this is the most ubiquitous play by Shakespeare, but it sure feels like it.

However, as Marshall Civic Players once again prove "what fools these mortals be," it's difficult for even a hard-hearted cynic who is tired of this play to not be pulled into the magic once again.

The story starts slow. King Theseus (John Sherwood) is getting ready to marry the Amazon queen (Jamelah Earle) he conquered in battle. Suffice to say, she's feeling a little frosty towards him. It doesn't help when he commands aristocratic Hermia ...